22nd June - Law News

Edition 4195: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.

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Today's Highlighted Video Story: R (on the application of Maguire) v His Majesty’s Senior Coroner for Blackpool & Fylde and another

Focus of the Day Legal News: 25,000 solicitors without practising certificates have not paid the new £20 fee required to stay on the roll, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has revealed. The fee is being levied to fund the annual keeping of the roll exercise, reintroduced this year to comply with data protection legislation after a suspension of eight years. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

A selection of important developments in the world of law and justice (for a comprehensive look at the news and events, please visit @theLawMap Twitter feed):

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Half of law firms not engaging with review sites, regulators find | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/mtmkru9j
• Titanic sub: Safety concerns raised about missing submersible https://tinyurl.com/26jja9w8
• TLT achieves 33 per cent women representation target early | Scottish Legal News https://tinyurl.com/vnm53f8f 
  
• Parties to pay indemnity costs after reneging on mediated settlement - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/5n6avmta
• Church of England sacks independent abuse panel - The Archbishops' Council confirmed it was "ending the contracts" of all three board members - acting chair Meg Munn, Jasvinder Sanghera and Steve Reeves https://tinyurl.com/yp4yxf92
• The #US says Amazon is tricking customers into signing up for automatically renewing Prime subscriptions and making it difficult to cancel https://tinyurl.com/yzfpzdwe
  
• SFO's 'pioneering interpretation' to claim back cash | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/2t7z8kwv
  
• Firms could be forced to point consumers to LeO complaints records - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/2p84c226
  

21st June - Law News

Edition 4194: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.

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Today's Highlighted Video Story: Since the assassination of Haiti's president, Jovenel Moïse, in 2021, the country has been in turmoil, with gangs taking control of much of the capital, Port-au-Prince. But they are not a new phenomenon

Focus of the Day Legal News: A solicitor who was fired two weeks into a six-month contract was wrongly dismissed and entitled to be paid for the full six months, an employment tribunal has ruled. Full story - Legal Futures

A selection of important developments in the world of law and justice (for a comprehensive look at the news and events, please visit @theLawMap Twitter feed):

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Police say unplanned motor fraud is on the rise | Law Gazette https://shorturl.at/djqFG
• Windrush: Hundreds with chronic and mental illness sent back to Caribbean https://shorturl.at/szAY6
• Legal ethics meets AI: How firms should chart a path - Legal Futures https://shorturl.at/acwyY
  
• Lawyer of the Month: Don McGann | Irish Legal News https://shorturl.at/kosR0
• Council apologises for press release breaching judgment embargo - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/5c674kf4
• Law firm wrongfully dismissed solicitor after two weeks - Legal Futures https://tinyurl.com/vajf5deh
  
• Over 2,000 duty solicitors lost in a decade, Law Society warns | Law Gazette https://tinyurl.com/ysndn24s
  
• Child Law Project celebrates 10th anniversary | Irish Legal News https://shorturl.at/FJOY3